Ep. 51 Jalen Powell | Coaching Mentors, Presenting Scouts & Being Self Aware (Ohio State Women's Basketball Assistant Coach)

Ohio State Women's Basketball assistant coach Jalen Powell joins the pod to discuss her new position at OSU. We talk through her journey from being a manager at Ole Miss to a GA at Arkansas and a few of her other stops along the way.  Growing up in Long Island and spending a large majority of her early basketball life in NYC, Jalen has been around the best of the best in terms of high level players and coaches in ultra competitive settings. We go way back and discuss our AAU days playing for Exodus NYC and when she knew she wanted to become a coach.

Topics:
- Jerry Powell Training & Long Island Basketball
- Exodus NYC AAU Program
- Decision to attend Ole Miss
- Getting into coaching
- Learning from older coaches
- Embracing different roles
- Advice for managers
- Day in the life as an assistant at OSU
- Breaking down scouting reports
- Building player relationships
- Asking for help
- Growth mindset

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